If, after the expiration of the period mentioned in Article 1056(1), it is still unknown whether an inheritor exists, the court shall, upon the application of the administrator, give public notice calling upon the inheritors, if any, to assert their rights within a specified period of not less than one year. <Amended on Mar. 31, 2005>
Civil Act — Article 1057 (Public notice in order to search inheritor)
민법 제1057조
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